[john walker's workshop]

all i can say, is that it could go either way. either it wears in and you get lucky, or you will have a problem. the fact that the starter won't even budge it for a while is worrisome. nobody wants to do a teardown after all that work, but sometimes things don't work out for the best mechanics, and they just bite the bullet and get it over with. it's a tough business sometimes, but you learn from your experiences. after all, you knew about the binding as soon as the case was torqued up, and kept going. always question things that don't look/feel right. it won't happen to you again.